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suffixes
| suffix | meaning/example |
|---|---|
| able | capable of being/lovable |
| age | related to/marriage |
| al,ial | act of,of,like/industrial |
| ance | state or quality of/acceptance |
| dom | general condition/freedom |
| en | made of, to become/wooden,redden |
| er,or | one who/employer,actor |
| ful | full of/cheerful |
| hood | state of/childhood |
| ify | to make/magnify |
| ish | having quality of/foolish,childish |
| itis | inflammation/arthritis |
| itive | having the nature of/talkative |
| ize | cause to be or resemble/emergize |
| ly | in a like manner/quietly,easily |
| less | without/thoughtless |
| logy | study of/biology |
| ment | condition of/contentment |
| ness | quality,degree/neatness |
| ous | condition/nervous |
| ship | full of/relationship |
| tion | action,process/construction |
| ure | state of being/venture |
| ward | to a given destination/forward,homeward |